Daily Republican., 1887-09-10
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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. lO.-George l..
Valentine. a barber at No. 100 North
Second street, this city, was taken
into custody on Friday asd given hear
log before Magistrate Cobb on charge
of aggravated assault and battery. Ac-
cording to the evidence Jacob Abrahams,
of l2il North Second street, went into
the barber shop last Thursday for
shave.
While he was seated in the chair his
/ father, Frederick Abrahams, of 9a4 North
Third sereet, came In and asked Valentine
TO give him his cup Valentine declined
to do so and ordered Abrahams, senior,
out Young Abrahams jumped from the
chair and said:
'If you ins ult my father you'll have to
insult me-"
Valentine struck young Abrahams and
threw him out Of tha shop. While the
Young man was standing on the steps
Va entire came out and stuck him in the
back of the neck with pair OF scissors,
cutting him severely and making pain
full wound.
| Abrahams went to hospital and hal
! the wound dressed, and swore out war
! rant for the arrest of the barber Nagis
ltrate Cobb held him for uial under &60(
: bail.
! Two railroad cases were investigated by
Coroner Ashbridae on Thur.day. The
first was that of Miles McFadden, aged
sixty five years, OF 1855 Christian street
1aborer on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road At Christian street wharf, Delaware
river, who was struck and killed by I
train while he was at work Thursday
. The second case was that OF Bernard
> Close, aged sixty. seven years, yagrant
' who was killed on the North Penn Brsncl
Of the Philadelphia and Reading Rail
II road at American and Berks streets o.
8 Wednesday.
" I. wss shown that number OF freigh
cars were being connected TO make up
!. train. The safety gates were down ane
U the 1aeman was q. his post, onl eios'
e walked past the gates and tried to eros!
+ the tracks between two freight cars thai
!. were slowly osing IN. The haghar
q called TO him, but he did not heed tht
4, warning The cars closed Ia upon hiu
and he was crushed to death. Nerdicts o
= accidental death were rendered IN botf
4 cats ,,,
' in Patrick Ryap's frame stable at the cor
ner of Innes and Allen streets about fvt
3 O'Clock last evening. An alarm wa
Ell NJ DhN W NAAS N-A4N A.4N ~ ~ f--
d ment arrived the flames were beyond con
e troll. This stable was completely destroy
.. cd aud the fire spread to the adjoining
"a dwellings.
70 Several OF the people In the houses ha(
It narrow escapes, AMI the men risked thei
g lives in their efforts 10 save the house
hold effects. Fortunately no one was in
!. jured.
r The residence of Nathaniel BOUCHER, 8
q 145 Allen street, was burned TO the exten
. OF about SlC0. The damage on the dwell
q ings of John Glassbrooks and Henr,
4. Mucklefuss, al 81 and "a lunes street, |
$50 apiece. 1t will cost Patrick Hanle.
S5C to pat his bouse, No. 40 lnnes street
&c in repair. Gratz Boltz's home, at so In
!, mes street, was damaged more than tn
= others and his loss on the house and ful
= niture is $500. Mrs. Murphy's house, q
!, No. 43 lnnes street, sustained 500 dam
y age. The loss on the stable is e. 2,C0(
" The entire loss is fully S2, 800 and is onl
partially covered by insurance. The or
L gin Of the fire is mystery.
8 The German ship j, w. Wendt, whie
20 Failed from this port for Antwerp, ON tt
N 18th ult with refined petroleum, mad
10 the voyage in 10 days. This is said TO t
IN the fastest time ever made by q vessel {
"a that class.